tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post5895751156692784752..comments2015-02-20T10:30:24.316+00:00Comments on i b i k e l o n d o n: Bike the strike! Let's get London to work on two wheelsibikelondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-11371880960507365592014-09-15T04:46:11.217+01:002014-09-15T04:46:11.217+01:00Thank you for the fantastic article. A great place...Thank you for the fantastic article. A great place to get information on this topic. I have a presentation next week, and I am searching for such information.<br />I have some some other great resources on the topic below<br /><a href="http://www.prestige-cycles.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Bike shop Hove</a><br /><a href="http://www.prestige-cycles.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Bike shop Brighton</a><br /><a href="http://www.prestige-cycles.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Wind Tunnel Fitting</a>bikeshoposk01http://www.blogger.com/profile/14701871549826319397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-88220006813722919792014-04-28T16:06:57.432+01:002014-04-28T16:06:57.432+01:00Hi Anonymous, sorry no, these rides were only for ...Hi Anonymous, sorry no, these rides were only for the February strike. We didn&#39;t have enough time to set up a similar project this time around, sorry!ibikelondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-40753319905279229882014-04-28T16:02:08.078+01:002014-04-28T16:02:08.078+01:00Hi,
Is this still going for this week&#39;s action...Hi,<br />Is this still going for this week&#39;s action?<br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-90181122280295137482014-02-10T22:38:55.540+00:002014-02-10T22:38:55.540+00:00Hi there,
I can&#39;t seem to add my route to th...Hi there, <br /><br />I can&#39;t seem to add my route to the map either. Do I need to upgrade to Google&#39;s Maps Engine Pro or something?<br /><br />I&#39;m going from Waterlow Park to Westbourne Park by the way. I&#39;ll be taking in the delights of Gospel Oak, St. John&#39;s Wood and Maida Vale too.<br /><br />Great idea by the way.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Leigh<br />@ChooseGravy@ChooseGravyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05184393361436846289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-81167691011487357072014-02-09T14:57:27.390+00:002014-02-09T14:57:27.390+00:00Had hoped to see Comments on the &quot; STRIKE bre...Had hoped to see Comments on the &quot; STRIKE breaking Guided Rides <br /><br />Checkout &amp; &quot;LIKE &quot; https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vision-ZERO-Worldwide/540123632761709<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />3rd attemptparrabuddyhttp://www.parrabuddy.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-83463875255049626292014-02-06T12:48:43.530+00:002014-02-06T12:48:43.530+00:00Had a nice easy ride in from Walthamstow this morn...Had a nice easy ride in from Walthamstow this morning with someone who took over 2 hours to get to Angel yesterday. Very satisfying and good to know someone else avoided the crush.Aaronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-50355663943366491372014-02-05T22:31:09.422+00:002014-02-05T22:31:09.422+00:00Hi Mark - thanks for the reply. Your experience ma...Hi Mark - thanks for the reply. Your experience matched mine by the sounds of things, although maybe I experienced worse traffic!<br /><br />I didn&#39;t intend to be too negative but I thought today was A Bad Day (TM) for cycling in London. Wouldn&#39;t it have been great if all the infrastructure we&#39;ve been campaigning for had been built? Imagine what first time cyclists would have thought of a segregated path along the Embankment where they could cycle away from the queueing traffic and not have to squeeze between buses and HGVs. Or a network of quietways allowing them to avoid the worst of what London&#39;s rush hour could throw at them. That is what will get people onto their bikes, not a disagreement between Bob Crow and BoJo.<br /><br />Safe riding and keep up the good work.<br /><br /><br /><br />Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-55778457169866443502014-02-05T22:01:06.657+00:002014-02-05T22:01:06.657+00:00Hi Rob, thanks for stopping by and for taking the ...Hi Rob, thanks for stopping by and for taking the time to comment.<br /><br />Thank you, also, for volunteering your time and plotting your route to work. I&#39;m sorry that on this occasion no one joined you for your ride to work. It certainly sounds as though it was an unpleasent one!<br /><br />Every ride to work is different, and there&#39;s rough with the smooth with each journey in contested space like central London I suppose. What I found interesting this morning was how the roads on the outskirts of the city (on my ride) were awful as they were so packed with stationary cars, but the centre wasn&#39;t too bad and moving quite well and quite quiet. Conversely, the reverse was true for me this evening. I found both manageable by taking it much slower than I used to, although it does mean I didn&#39;t turn up at work nearly as sweaty as usual this morning :)<br /><br />Never fear, no one&#39;s mapping efforts will have been in vain as we will be writing a special post looking at the different routes people have taken and what the accumulated data can show us.<br /><br />All the best, and safe riding tomorrow! Markibikelondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-75016275971223020462014-02-05T21:17:19.463+00:002014-02-05T21:17:19.463+00:00I volunteered to do a ride today, however nobody t...I volunteered to do a ride today, however nobody took me up on my offer. It made me a little disappointed but after my journey to and from work I&#39;m actually glad I got no responses.<br /><br />The tube strike did make Londoners take to the road, but not on their bicycles. People used their cars and took taxis instead. The traffic was abysmal. I estimate 3 or 4 times the usual number of vehicles were on the streets, with perhaps just a 25% uptick in cyclist numbers (compared to the last few weeks). From Bank Junction along the Embankment to Lambeth Bridge there was gridlock: one giant traffic jam. <br /><br />In many places it was difficult, if not impossible, to make progress safely. There was often not enough space to filter and had I been guiding an inexperienced cyclist they would not want to wobble between a bus and HGV to get to the front of a queue of traffic. Even as an experienced rider commuting 20 miles a day at least 3 times a week I found it difficult and it was easily the worst commute I&#39;ve ever had.<br /><br />Today was not a good advertisement for cycling in London. If I had not commuted by bike beforehand I would never ever do it again. If any lessons can be learned then this strike shows exactly what every day would be like if private vehicles continue to be prioritised over walking, cycling and public transport. And I will do my bit to stop that from happening! Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-637134596163224692014-02-05T15:10:13.461+00:002014-02-05T15:10:13.461+00:00Great idea.
Would be nice if some of the riders ha...Great idea.<br />Would be nice if some of the riders had head cams and upload videos to show the community spirit.Mitskyhttp://www.youtube.com/user/themitskynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-14295840155517476332014-02-05T06:56:39.397+00:002014-02-05T06:56:39.397+00:00Hi Nico, don&#39;t worry, you&#39;re route is stil...Hi Nico, don&#39;t worry, you&#39;re route is still there. Happy riding!ibikelondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-74215096077748991372014-02-04T23:13:36.999+00:002014-02-04T23:13:36.999+00:00Ah, it seems my route was deleted. I am still cycl...Ah, it seems my route was deleted. I am still cycling from Gladstone Park to Kings Cross, departure around 9 am at the Pleasure Garden. Tweet @NicoVel0Nicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05451083510383812797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-76681243335630480562014-02-04T13:16:54.761+00:002014-02-04T13:16:54.761+00:00I can&#39;t exactly guarantee I will lead a ride (...I can&#39;t exactly guarantee I will lead a ride (I&#39;ve had no training apart from surviving for 4 years on London roads!), but I&#39;ll try to leave Gladstone Park around 8-8:15 near the Pleasure Garden. My tweet is @NicoVel0.Nicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05451083510383812797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-25165912648785208172014-02-04T12:51:20.912+00:002014-02-04T12:51:20.912+00:00Thanks for your message Nico, I&#39;ve just update...Thanks for your message Nico, I&#39;ve just updated the blog at @12.50 with some basic instructions on pinning and mapping. Hope these help!ibikelondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-9057496698142718442014-02-04T12:43:11.443+00:002014-02-04T12:43:11.443+00:00Hi Mark, I cycle Gladstone Park to Kings Cross, bu...Hi Mark, I cycle Gladstone Park to Kings Cross, but I am not sure how to add my route to the map. Is there a how-to somewhere?Nicohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05451083510383812797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-54408205299223271762014-02-04T12:30:45.835+00:002014-02-04T12:30:45.835+00:00Hi Hamish, thanks for your message and encourageme...Hi Hamish, thanks for your message and encouragement. Already there are a handful of routes plotted which hopefully will be useful to people. I don&#39;t see any of the rides being huge, but if one or two people tag along on each ride and are able to get to work then accumulatively hopefully we&#39;ll make a big different together :)ibikelondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-84209637962600678592014-02-04T12:12:48.837+00:002014-02-04T12:12:48.837+00:00Very good idea, well done. My cycle commute route...Very good idea, well done. My cycle commute route unfortunately is irrelevant to tube lines (Hampton to Heathrow) so I don&#39;t think I can help, but it would be very interesting to know how many people end up being helped.Hamish Gaunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14659238736251154007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-33366050642027454202014-02-04T10:26:02.836+00:002014-02-04T10:26:02.836+00:00HI there Ladywell Cyclists - yes, the new Google m...HI there Ladywell Cyclists - yes, the new Google maps does seem to be especially tricky this morning! <br /><br />If you want to email me your route at ibikelondon [AT] live [dot] co [dot] uk I&#39;d be happy to add it for you!ibikelondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-29109802769250565142014-02-04T10:14:54.218+00:002014-02-04T10:14:54.218+00:00I have tried to add a route from Ladywell and Lewi...I have tried to add a route from Ladywell and Lewishan to London Bridge and the city...however, possibly due to my lack of googlemap fu, I can&#39;t seem to manage it... any help available?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-51592691137017449042014-02-04T09:56:08.083+00:002014-02-04T09:56:08.083+00:00Great Idea, I might add my morning route from Mort...Great Idea, I might add my morning route from Mortlake to Camden Town, if I have enough time today.minteahttp://about.me/minteanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-47857808030809760112014-02-04T08:54:40.998+00:002014-02-04T08:54:40.998+00:00What a brilliant idea! If I still lived in London ...What a brilliant idea! If I still lived in London I&#39;d be getting involved, I hope this helps get some extra people on their bikes :)Poppy @ Persistence Over Perfectionhttp://www.persistenceoverperfection.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com